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Anthony Head, ‘Buffy’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ star, dies at 72
Anthony Head, the British character actor whose four-decade career stretched from London's West End to cult American television, died Friday. He was 72.
Spielberg says ‘Disclosure Day’ is not science fiction as he declares belief in alien contact
SPIELBERG on his new movie 'Disclosure Day': "It's my first film that will be considered science fiction that I do not consider to be science fiction. It's much more reflective of the world as it is evolving and discoveries that are being made as we speak."
Children’s shows, Disney World mark Pride Month with rainbow imagery
Several popular children's entertainment brands posted Pride month greetings on social media Monday, while Walt Disney World rolled out its annual array of rainbow-themed decorations and merchandise across its Florida theme parks.
NASA orders ISS crew to shelter as Russian air leak worsens
NASA ordered four astronauts aboard the International Space Station to don their spacesuits and shelter inside a docked spacecraft Friday as Russian engineers worked to repair a worsening air leak in the station's Russian segment, the agency said.
5 questions about the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting
Southern Baptists gather in Orlando, Florida, this week to vote -- for the fourth year running -- on banning churches with women in pastoral roles.
Earthquake rattles Las Vegas area; no injuries reported
A minor earthquake rattled the Las Vegas area Thursday afternoon, shaking homes and businesses across the valley but causing no immediate reports of damage or injury.
Bret Michaels’ guitarist unloads on fans who turned on singer over Freedom 250
Bret Michaels' guitarist unloads on fans who turned on singer over Freedom 250: "I'm not saying you have to openly support him. But those that called us friends four days ago and have used and abused us and have now turned on us: F--- OFF."
Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk’s trans daughter, walks off red carpet after reporter asks about her father
Vivian Jenna Wilson abruptly ended a red carpet interview in Ibiza on Tuesday after a reporter asked her about her estranged father, Elon Musk, in a moment that quickly spread across social media. Wilson, 22, and Musk have been publicly estranged since 2020. In 2022, she filed to legally change her name and gender marker, saying in court she did not wish to be related to her biological father "in any way, shape or form."
‘The Odyssey’ ticket rush crashes AMC app, leaves buyers waiting over an hour
Christopher Nolan's next film hasn't opened yet, but it's already causing chaos at the box office.
Ted Danson renews apology for 1993 blackface performance at Whoopi Goldberg roast
TED DANSON apologizes for blackface performance during 1993 roast of Whoopi Goldberg: "Arrogant and stupid"
Fetterman dares Platner to release Kik messages, offers to wear suit daily in return
FETTERMAN to PLATNER: "Let me make a deal. I'll tell [Platner] I'll wear a suit every day, if he releases all those texts and messages that he's had ... [with] the dozen women."
Viral TikTok video raises $146,000 for 85-year-old Tennessee AMC Theatres worker
An 85-year-old movie theater employee learned this week that strangers across the country had pooled more than $146,000 to help her retire -- after a young woman filmed her quietly pushing a cleaning cart and posted the video to TikTok.
Karmelo Anthony murder trial opens with no Black jurors seated
The murder trial of Karmelo Anthony got underway Thursday with opening statements after a racially charged jury selection process concluded without a single Black juror on the panel, delivering an early blow to the defense in a case that has gripped the nation since a fatal stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet more than a year ago.
Pence warns GOP against ‘populist right,’ urges return to conservative roots
MIKE PENCE on the current GOP: "I wanted people to know around the country that a new threat to conservatism has emerged from within our movement. And it's -- I call it the populist right. And essentially advances policies of protectionism, isolationism, marginalizing traditional values."
Tarantino calls Hollywood a ‘flavorless sausage factory’ in scathing essay on modern cinema
QUENTIN TARANTINO on modern movies: "Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain stupid s--t usually torpedoes every new movie coming out of the flavourless sausage factory that used to call itself Hollywood."
Robert De Niro takes veiled shot at Trump at Tribeca Film Festival opening
ROBERT DE NIRO takes aim at Trump during Tribeca Film Fest: "Monstrous leaders ... are trying to force us apart for their own immoral, cruel and corrupt purposes."
Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ author, dies ‘of sadness’ at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author and filmmaker whose graphic memoir "Persepolis" brought the human cost of Iran's Islamic Revolution to millions of readers around the world, died Wednesday. She was 56. A statement from close friends and family said Satrapi "died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life."
Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas for first time in decades
Federal and state officials confirmed Wednesday that the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, has been detected in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, marking the first confirmed case in U.S. livestock in decades.
MAVEN mission ends after more than a decade studying Martian atmosphere
NASA announced Wednesday that its MAVEN spacecraft is unrecoverable more than a decade after it launched to study the Martian atmosphere.
Feds charge tech CEO with funneling $15M in illegal Iran equipment sales
A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of an Iran-based technology company was arrested on federal charges that he spent more than a decade acquiring and smuggling American networking, security and encryption equipment to Iran -- including to the Iranian regime's nuclear and military establishments -- in violation of U.S. sanctions law, prosecutors said.
